G. Dallas Hancock, D.C., L.M.T., Ph.D.

Dr. Hancock is a Chiropractic Physician who specializes in cranial techniques. He has maintained his private practice in Tampa, Florida since 1976. Through years of clinical practice he has identified many frequently-occurring neuromuscular and postural patterns that are present in a large proportion of his patients. These compensatory patterns appear to be secondary to chronic cranial patterns. Dr. Hancock has developed effective, long-lasting cranial treatment procedures that release the primary cranial patterns, eliminate the related secondary neuromuscular compensatory patterns, and result in pain relief, improved posture, and better muscle function throughout the body.

Dr. Hancock founded the National Institute of Craniosacral Studies, Inc. (NICS) in 1988 to share with other healthcare professionals the knowledge he had derived from his studies and the new techniques he had developed. He currently offers CranioSomatic workshops for healthcare professionals in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia through Hancock CranioSomatic Institute.

Flo Barber-Hancock, L.M.T., Ph.D.

Dr. Florence ‘Flo’ Barber-Hancock specializes in pain relief, joint mobilization, and pediatric problems. Exploring patients’ treatment responses, she created new techniques in the late 1990s, and developed a unique cranial therapy – Facilitated Pathways Intervention® (FPI). The FPI therapy uses small, gentle massage-type techniques performed on the head, face, and neck. The treatment area is always related to a specific location of pain or dysfunction in the muscles or joints of the body. Dr. Barber-Hancock's FPI concepts and treatment findings were the topic of her Ph.D. dissertation, and this amazing therapy is the cornerstone of her clinical practice in musculoskeletal and neurosensory rehabilitation.

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Dr. Barber-Hancock has been an LMT in private practice since 1998. She offers workshops in Facilitated Pathways Intervention® and other CranioSomatic therapies to healthcare professionals in the United States, Canada, and Europe through Hancock CranioSomatic Institute.

Stephen D’Andrea, L.M.T., M.P.H.

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Stephen is a Certified Instructor with Hancock CranioSomatic Institute, an approved course provider for NCBTMB and the Florida Board of Massage Therapy. Stephen is qualified to teach most of the CranioSomatic weekend (16 hour) continuing education workshops in addition to shorter CE presentations for FSMTA chapters or other organizations.

Stephen is an accomplished massage therapist and an innovative educator with a devotion to healing and teaching. Twenty-three years ago Stephen made a big career change – from corporate executive and financial planner to becoming a therapist in the healing arts – and he has never looked back.

Stephen began studying and utilizing cranial therapy in 1989 and for many years he assisted Dr. Dallas Hancock, D.C., Ph.D., at Hancock Holistic Clinic in researching and applying advanced CranioSomatic techniques. Their working partnership contributed to clarifying the complex relationships between cranial dysfunctions and structural dysfunctions found throughout the human body.